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This invention.relates to improvements in latches, the general object ofthe invention being to provide simple means for holding a door, gate orthe like in closed position, the movable part beingformed of a simplelever provided with a handle at one end and a beveled head at theotherend for engaging a keeper, the handleacting as a weight for holding thehead in engagement with the keeper. 1 1

Another object of the invention is to provide a locking member forholding the latch lever in latching position, withineans for moving thelocking member from either side of the barrier.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is an elevation, showing the invention in use on a door.

Figure 1 is a similar view but showing a slight modification.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the door and latch shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the latch shown in Figure 1 Figure 5is a sectional view through the form shown in Figure 4. e

Figure 6 is a view of the locking member.

In these views, 1 indicates the latching lever which is adapted to passthrough an opening formed in the door and in the face plates 2 which areconnected with the door or other barrier, the lever being pivotedintermediate its ends-within the opening by the pin 3. This part of thelever is of fiat construction and its extremity is provided with abeveled head 4 which forms anotch 5 for receiving the keeper pin 6. Theother end of the lever is enlarged and rounded to form a handle 7 whichextends downwardly from the flat part. This handle acts as a weight tothrow the head part upwardly to engage the pin after the head part hasbeen moved downwardly by its beveled edge striking the pin. Thus thelatch will automatically operate tolatch the door when the door 1s swungshut. The head 4 is provided with a horizontal wing i which acts as alinger plec-e for permitt-ingthe latch lever to be moved to inactiveposition by a person on the latching side of the door, the handle belngused on the opposite side of the door.

I also provide a locking member for holding the latch lever in latchingposition, and this member comprises a bar 8 which has a latching arm 9thereon provided with a recess 10 for engaginga part of the latch leverand with a second arm 11 which extends outwardly from the bar to form afinger piece for permitting thebar to be adjusted to looking orunlocking position. The bar is attached to a shaft 12 which is rotatablysupported in the door and has a crank handle 13 on its end which isopposite from that to which the bar 8' is secured. A coil spring 14 isarranged on the shaft between the bar 8 and a collar 15 on the shaft forfrictionally holding the bar against one of the face plates so that thelocking device will be frictionally held in its adjusted position.

Figures 1, 2 and 3 show the locking member arranged to engage the upperedge of the latch lever on that side of the door on which the handle 7is located, while Figures 1, a and 5 show the locking lever arranged onthe opposite side of the door and designed 'to engage the under edge ofthe lever adja cent its head 4.

From the foregoing,

pin 6 as soon as the door is swung shut, and said lever can be movedinto unlatching position by either tilting it by means of the handle 7on one side of the door or by means 3f the wing l on the opposite sideof the oor. while in latching position through means of the lockingmember by turning such member either by means of the crank handle 13 onone side of the door or the arm 11 on the 1 It can also be held againstmovement I it will be seen that the'latch lever will automaticallyengage the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall Within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is A latching device, comprising a lever pivoted in anopening in the barrier and having a latching head at one end forengaging a keeper, a handle at its opposite end which acts as a Weightto hold the lever in latching position, said head having a hori- 10zontal Wing forming a finger piece, a lockmg member for the levercomprislng a bar having a finger part thereon and an arm having a'notchfor engaging a part ofthe lever and a handle member passing through 5

